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rukne(m): tostop

Description of rukne: Rukne is a Persian-origin Urdu word meaning a pillar, column, or foundational support, often symbolizing steadfastness in architecture or metaphorically in life. Unlike transient supports like ropes that yield under pressure, rukne endures as an unyielding base. Differs from mere walls by providing vertical elevation and structural integrity. In Urdu poetry, it evokes resilience, as in verses portraying love's rukne amid life's tempests.

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ek pal ke rukne se duur ho gayee manzil

sirf hum nahin chalte

raaste bhi chalte hain

by pausing for a moment

the goal slipped farther away

it is not only we that move,

the paths are moving too

Shahid Siddiqui (3)

pal (m) (7)

moment, nurture

rukne (m) (1)

tostop

duur (7)

distant, far away

manzil (f) (24)

goal, destination

sirf (4)

only

chalte (4)

move, go

raaste (m) (4)

path, paths

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